PACKLESS (EUROPE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI621403 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  4. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-02-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2024-02-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2024-02-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-01-01
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    JAIN, Anil Bhavarlal resigned
    director
  14. 2022-01-01
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    JAIN, Atul Bhavarial resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2020-10-28
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    LAWLOR, Paul David appointed
    director
  20. 2020-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2019-08-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-04-11
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    mortgage · MR05
  25. 2019-04-01
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    SIMPSON, Robert Dermott resigned
    director
  26. 2018-08-31
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    LAWLOR, Paul appointed
    secretary
  27. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    GADI, Ashish appointed
    director
  28. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    JAIN, Anil Bhavarlal appointed
    director
  29. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    JAIN, Atul Bhavarial appointed
    director
  30. 2018-08-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  31. 2018-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  32. 2013-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As PACKLESS (EUROPE) LIMITED
  33. 2013-11-12
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    SIMPSON, Robert Dermott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Northern Ireland Plastics Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Northern Ireland Plastics Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PACKLESS (EUROPE) LIMITED
This company · NI621403

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Northern Ireland Plastics Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Pacific Shelf 1218 Limitedceased 12/11/2020· 75-100% shares · board control
  • Mr Robert Dermott Simpsonceased 03/04/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

21 Arthur Street
Belfast
BT1 4GA
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LAWLOR, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-31
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Active
GADI, Ashish→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-31
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Active
LAWLOR, Paul David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-10-28
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Active
JAIN, Anil Bhavarlal→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
JAIN, Atul Bhavarial→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
SIMPSON, Robert Dermott→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—03/07/2025—
satisfied
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge—31/08/201819/02/2024
satisfied
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
A registered charge—31/08/201819/02/2024
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-14